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JAPANESE STYLE & OTHER NOTABLE GARDENS |
| Herons Japanese Gardens Landscaping division of Herons Bonsai Ltd. The Nursery near Lingfield has a beautiful example |
| Hillier Gardens Near Romsey, Hants. Not strictly a Japanese garden but has been included by English Heritage on the Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England for the value of the plant collections and has the largest Winter Garden of its kind in Europe. |
| Holland Park Kensington, London. Also known as Kyoto Garden refurbished in 2001 as part of the Japan Matsuri. A relaxing park just off Kensington High Street. |
| Jade Pavilions If you want a lovely tea house or oriental style building in your Japanese garden - this is just the place to go. They have some lovely pavilions and are based in Wells, Somerset. |
| JGarden A comprehensive site with a searchable list of articles on garden creation, details of plants etc. One of the links is to Japanese Garden broadband slideshow (if you have RealPlayer and cable or broadband) – stunning! (Do not click on the virtual Japanese garden slide show, that takes you to a clothing site!) |
| Japanese Garden Bonsai Nursery A stunning garden well worth a visit if you are in Cornwall. |
| Japanese Gardens in UK Details of more than 60 gardens to visit with area map to select local gardens. Searchable. |
| Leonardslee Gardens Lower Beeding, Horsham, Sussex. A stunning garden with lakes and wonderful azalea and rhododendron colour in the spring. |
| National Gardens Scheme Very detailed information on a number of gardens some with Japanese influence that open for the NGS. |
| Real Japanese Garden In the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Created by Masao Fukuhara, Lecturer in Design, Osaka University as an exhibit in the 2001 Chelsea Flower Show when it won a gold. There is some really clever, interesting stone work on the garden paths and walls and an interesting rill winding its way down the main path - great for jumping over! The whole site is well worth a visit. |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London. The Royal Palace and Pagoda are now open to visitors. Wonderful views from top of pagoda! |
| Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Gardens at Wisley Surrey, Rosemoor North Devon, Hyde Hall Essex, Harlow Carr North Yorkshire, details of its main gardens plus a plant finder and database which will also give specialist suppliers in whatever geographical area you require. Wisley now contains a re-designed Japanese Garden and collection of bonsai gifted by Peter and Dawn Chan in a stunning setting. |
| St Mungo Zen Garden Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow, Scotland, near the Cathedral. |
| Tatton Park Knutsford, Cheshire. One of the finest in the UK. Modernised and restored with assistance of Osaka University of Art. |
| Time-Travel Britain East meets West History of the Japanese Garden in England. |
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